22 April 2020 | Land & Environment Court | Nexus Support

What can we do when our neighbour’s hedge grows a little too high and starts to impact on our views or access to sunlight?

22 April 2020 | Land & Environment Court | Nexus Support

Every so often we receive a letter in the post from the local council advising that a development is proposed next …

13 March 2020 | Land & Environment Court | Nexus Support

If you are contemplating filing an appeal with the NSW Land and Environment Court, Grant Long has developed a useful infographic …

10 December 2019 | Legal Developments | Nexus Support

Many discretionary trusts have wide pools of potential beneficiaries as to both income and capital of the trust.
Strictly speaking, the very …

04 November 2019 | Estate Planning | Nexus Support

It is important when estate planning and structuring your will to be aware of the numerous issues that can affect succession …

22 October 2019 | Construction & Infrastructure | Nexus Support

So, is it better to ask for forgiveness than consent? As a planning strategy it is fraught with risk, too much risk to even consider it.

01 July 2019 | Estate Planning | Nexus Support

Everything will go to my Spouse so I don’t need a Will ... My Superannuation death benefits will follow my Will ... A Will is only for old people ... and other misconceptions debunked!

01 July 2019 | Legal Developments | Nexus Support

The role of an Executor of someone’s Will is an important and responsible one. It can also be complex and time consuming particularly at a time of often great emotional distress but you do not need to go through this alone.  The team at Nexus can help.

28 June 2019 | Estate Planning | Nexus Support

While family businesses account for approximately 70% of all business in Australia, inter-generational longevity is limited with few businesses surviving to …

28 June 2019 | Business Structuring | Nexus Support

You may have heard of the concept of a business succession or “buy/ sell” that deals with the exit of a business proprietor in the event of an event such as death or disablement.  Here is how it works based on a case study and solution.

28 June 2019 | Estate Planning | Nexus Support

A Power of Attorney is just as important as a Will. Power of Attorney documents should never be a “tick and flick” type document and the powers conferred should always be carefully considered.

28 June 2019 | Estate Planning | Nexus Support

What do I do if I am concerned about leaving an inheritance to a “problem” beneficiary? In this article Tim Donlan considers this problem and offers some possible solutions.

28 June 2019 | Family Law | Nexus Support

The High Court of Australia has been called upon to hear an appeal regarding the legal parentage of a child “B” born as a result of an artificial insemination procedure. 

28 June 2019 | Estate Planning | Nexus Support

In late 2018, Gerald Cotton, CEO of Quadriga CX (Canada’s largest crypto currency exchange), died, age 30, taking with him the company’s “digital wallets” and their password to his grave; wiping out an estimated almost $283 million worth of crypto currency forever.

21 May 2019 | Corporate & Commercial | Nexus Support

Bad habits and not knowing what to do put at risk the assets of individuals, families, family businesses and organisations. Here are many practical ways to protect assets against death, disability or organisational or family dissolution.